I don't know what exactly changed with Lupe Fiasco's music the past 3 to 4 years but it's very different from the "The Cool" Lupe or even the guy that was rapping on the "Friend Of The People" mixtape. It's not bad it's just different and not what I expected him to sound like in the future.

His new track "Madonna (And Other Mothers In The Hood)" featuring Nikki Jean sounds cool but I don't know if it's for me or even if I really know what's going on.

]]>I don't know what exactly changed with Lupe Fiasco's music the past 3 to 4 years but it's very different from the "The Cool" Lupe or even the guy that was rapping on the "Friend Of The People" mixtape. It's not bad it's just different and not what I expected him to sound like in the future.
His new track "Madonna (And Other Mothers In The Hood)" featuring Nikki Jean sounds cool but I don't know if it's for me or even if I really know what's going on.
Check out the track and leave your feedback.

It's been 2 years since Lupe Fiasco's last album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, he's now readying his forthcoming fifth studio effort. The Chi-town MC begins the promotion with a new single entitled “Mission,” which focuses on battling various forms of cancer.

Like his past socially conscious records, Lupe manages to bring attention to a serious issue in an entertaining context which is really the key to conscious tracks being effective.

]]>It's been 2 years since Lupe Fiasco's last album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, he's now readying his forthcoming fifth studio effort. The Chi-town MC begins the promotion with a new single entitled “Mission,” which focuses on battling various forms of cancer.
Like his past socially conscious records, Lupe manages to bring attention to a serious issue in an entertaining context which is really the key to conscious tracks being effective.
Lupe's new album Tetsuo & Youth will be released later this year.
Thoughts on the song?

Lupe Fiasco is officially back at it and ready to rap, this is now his 4th release since the year started and it's another banger. This one is called "Thorns & Horns" and Lupe gets some assistance from Ab-Soul.

]]>Lupe Fiasco is officially back at it and ready to rap, this is now his 4th release since the year started and it's another banger. This one is called "Thorns & Horns" and Lupe gets some assistance from Ab-Soul.
Check it out and be on the lookout for the Tetsuo & Youth LP.

]]>The "Pound Cake" marathon is officially on, Lupe Fiasco is the next up to tackle the already epic instrumental under the name "Pound Of Flesh (Paris Tokyo 2)." Pound Of Flesh” serves as part two for his popular 2007 track Paris, Tokyo.
Lupe is still so dope but something got lost in translation over the past 2 albums and he somehow fell out of the discussion of one of the hottest, what happened?

Lupe Fiasco had a lot to say on this new track "Peace Of Paper Cup Of JAYZUS," on which he goes on for 7 minutes about various topics. One of those topics involve him mentioning Drake's line from “Started From The Bottom,” saying it would be funny if Lupe blew up after that.

After that he went on for several minutes as to why he should be considered the best rapper ever.

]]>Lupe Fiasco had a lot to say on this new track "Peace Of Paper Cup Of JAYZUS," on which he goes on for 7 minutes about various topics. One of those topics involve him mentioning Drake's line from “Started From The Bottom,” saying it would be funny if Lupe blew up after that.
After that he went on for several minutes as to why he should be considered the best rapper ever.

]]>Lupe Fiasco takes the opportunity address Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse on his SLR 2 track, oh and you best believe he addressed it in true Lupe Fiasco fashion.
I'm not saying he went off but he was on target, Joell still got it though for best response.
How about that? Kendrick has these rappers feeling some type of way.

Here's the new visual for one of favorite tracks of the summer "Poor Decisions," by Wale featuring Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco. It's been a while since I've heard some lyrics from Ross that's even remotely socially conscious. He needs to sneak in some more of those in his bars, he's has the hear of the audience now; so he can do that.

Of course when it comes to gems it doesn't get much better than Lupe Fiasco, who took the record with his verse. I love how he tips his hat to both Lux and T-Rex with just one line - "the beloved T-Rex says, grown bars is something you gotta deal with" which is a T-Rex quote Loaded Lux made famous in his now legendary battle against Calicoe last year, which had everyone even Jay-Z yelling you gon get this work.

]]>Here's the new visual for one of favorite tracks of the summer "Poor Decisions," by Wale featuring Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco. It's been a while since I've heard some lyrics from Ross that's even remotely socially conscious. He needs to sneak in some more of those in his bars, he's has the hear of the audience now; so he can do that.
Of course when it comes to gems it doesn't get much better than Lupe Fiasco, who took the record with his verse. I love how he tips his hat to both Lux and T-Rex with just one line - "the beloved T-Rex says, grown bars is something you gotta deal with" which is a T-Rex quote Loaded Lux made famous in his now legendary battle against Calicoe last year, which had everyone even Jay-Z yelling you gon get this work.
Then of course Wale closes out the track cool, calm and collected.

The MMG crew aren't playing any games this summer, June is not even a week in yet and we already have multiple records coming from the camp. The newest release is from Wale and it's titled "Poor Decisions" featuring Lupe Fiasco & Rick Ross.

You get what you'd usually expect from Ross on this one and Lupe kicked some really dope ish as usual.

]]>The MMG crew aren't playing any games this summer, June is not even a week in yet and we already have multiple records coming from the camp. The newest release is from Wale and it's titled "Poor Decisions" featuring Lupe Fiasco & Rick Ross.
You get what you'd usually expect from Ross on this one and Lupe kicked some really dope ish as usual.
Self Made 3hits iTunes and stores on August 6.

Lupe Fiasco drops some new bars over some hard hitting Dubstep induced beat.

While at the GRAMMY’s for his “Rap Album Of The Year” nomination, Lupe made the cancellation of his “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 2” project with the announcement of a new project “Tetsuo & Youth.” Whether this track lands on the album remains to be seen, but we’re always happy to get quality Lupe records around these parts.

]]>Lupe Fiasco drops some new bars over some hard hitting Dubstep induced beat.
While at the GRAMMY’s for his “Rap Album Of The Year” nomination, Lupe made the cancellation of his “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 2” project with the announcement of a new project “Tetsuo & Youth.” Whether this track lands on the album remains to be seen, but we’re always happy to get quality Lupe records around these parts.

He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world, Young black men are going to listen to him,”

"Young black men are going to listen to him. They are the ones who have decisions made for them, [decisions] that they are not even involved in, which is silly to me."

Lupe Fiasco never backing down from a fight responded in a series of Tweets telling Hughley to put his money where his mouth is:

"Better yet @RealDlHughley you put up 50k and I'll put up 50k and let's flesh out some programs for rural & inner city youths our damn selves"

Lupe Fiasco who in the past has repeatedly expressed his issues with President Obama, says rappers don't play a role in helping the president get re-elected:

"Obama need swing states and white people not radical rappers kissing his ass to win this election."

Well I don't know about that one Lupe, gonna have to disagree with that assessment.

Lupe ended off his Tweets by further challenging the comedian:

When you ready to drop that bread for these babies out here @RealDlHughley holla at me...til then #LeeMeAlone

Lupe's journey to the release of his highly anticipated album "Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1" has been paved with controversy, first it was the miss communication with Pete Rock over Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) which led to some back and forth on Twitter.

Last week on Hot 93.7/Hartford comedian D.L. Hughley bashed Lupe Fiasco for hie stance against voting saying:
He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world, Young black men are going to listen to him,”

"Young black men are going to listen to him. They are the ones who have decisions made for them, [decisions] that they are not even involved in, which is silly to me."

Lupe Fiasco never backing down from a fight responded in a series of Tweets telling Hughley to put his money where his mouth is:

"Better yet @RealDlHughley you put up 50k and I'll put up 50k and let's flesh out some programs for rural & inner city youths our damn selves"

Lupe Fiasco who in the past has repeatedly expressed his issues with President Obama, says rappers don't play a role in helping the president get re-elected:

"Obama need swing states and white people not radical rappers kissing his ass to win this election."

Well I don't know about that one Lupe, gonna have to disagree with that assessment.
Lupe ended off his Tweets by further challenging the comedian:

When you ready to drop that bread for these babies out here @RealDlHughley holla at me...til then #LeeMeAlone

Lupe's journey to the release of his highly anticipated album "Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1" has been paved with controversy, first it was the miss communication with Pete Rock over Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) which led to some back and forth on Twitter.
Then it was the more recent beef with Chief Keef who threatened to slap him on Twitter, after Lupe unintentionally affiliated Chief Keef with the high crime rate in Chicago.
Spotted: Hot937

With the long-awaited Food & Liquor follow-up dropping in a few weeks, decided today to release an unfinished version of a second part to his 2006 song American Terrorist. The tracklist from his Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 didn't have this track on it, so it's not certain that this will be on the upcoming album.

]]>With the long-awaited Food & Liquor follow-up dropping in a few weeks, decided today to release an unfinished version of a second part to his 2006 song American Terrorist. The tracklist from his Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 didn't have this track on it, so it's not certain that this will be on the upcoming album.
Album in stores September 25th.

It's classic Lupe Fiasco and so brilliant, similar to his Friend Of The People mixtape cover, your left asking yourself WTF. This is exactly the reaction that Lupe wants from you.

Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)

The album isn't without it's fair share of controversy, Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) the first release from the album which sampled Pete Rock & CL Smooth's “T.R.O.Y.” was the first bump in the road leading up to the release of this album.

When Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth dropped "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" 20 years ago, the celebrated rap duo was still reeling over the unexpected death of their dear friend Troy "Trouble T" Dixon of Heavy D & the Boyz.

What began as the most personal of lyrical eulogies soon became an iconic hip-hop track.

When Lupe Fiasco remade the T.R.O.Y. instrumental for Around My Way, Pete Rock decide to let his thoughts be known.

"No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone. Feel so violated,the beat is next to my heart and was made Outta anguish and pain. When it's like that it should not be touched by no one,"

Tweeted by Pete Rock.

The thing about the T.R.O.Y. instrumental though, it's not an original composition, since it samples from jazz musician Tom Scott's 1967 song "Today." It is possible that "Around My Way," which was produced by Simonsayz and B-Side, sampled the original.

This is also not the first time Lupe has paid homage to Pete Rock either, he once freestyled over the "Reminisce" beat for his "Dopeboys" freestyle with Wale and Kardinal Offishall.

Pete Rock said he didn't have a problem with Lupe but just didn't appreciate the remake.

"I'm not flattered @ all. Dat shit is wack, and the producer should be ashamed of his fuckin self. Smh,"

Lupe's response to this situation was that he started tweeting other songs that sampled "T.R.O.Y." including Mann's J.R. Rotem-produced "Reminisce" and a remixed version of the song which featured Journalist, Mr. Cheeks and Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth themselves.

Finally Lupe took the high road and tweeted a YouTube link to the original Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth video with the hash tag "#20YearsLaterStillTheBest."

Lupe Fiasco Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) Music Video

Bitch Bad

Moving on from that, we arrive at the second single "Bitch Bad" which when you first see the title, if it were from any other artist you'd know what the song was going to be about.

This is not the case when it comes to Lupe, the song addressed the double standard placed upon the word "Bitch" or "Bad Bitch."

It wasn't a "Old dude trying to kick knowledge to me" kind of record, it was catchy and simplistic in it's delivery.

It was then followed by a music video that fit the context of the song exactly, which garnered Lupe a ton of praise and sparked discussions on Twitter, Blogs and the web as whole.

The music video added a visual story line to the song's lyrics and guided you through the mind of Lupe, as he narrates the video.

Lupe Breaks "Bitch Bad" Music Video

Some argue that it's a none-topic, and Lupe just made the song for conversation's sake with no real goal in mind beyond that, which is a valid point but either way it worked.

Lupe Breaks Down "Bitch Bad"

Lamborghini Angels

Lupe random choice in album covers is only matched by his clever choices in song titles.

Don't be fooled by the head banging beat and the snappy hook, there is serious stuff happening on this record.

"With her eyes to the ceiling and the needle to her brain
He looks back into the crowd, wipes the blood and then explains
How she slipped from this existence to the realm of the deranged
Her becoming must be halted to reverse what she became,"

"With his crucifix inside his pocket said his mission is divine
Put his Bible on the bed and then he touched on his behind
Told him take off all his clothes and put your penis next to mine
Now the little boy think it's normal because they do this all the time"

That's heavy stuff, and something you weren't expecting with a title like Lamborghini Angels.

This was quickly followed by a music video for another single off the album called Battle Scars which features Guy Sebastian.

]]>Lets start with the Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor 2 album cover.
It's classic Lupe Fiasco and so brilliant, similar to his Friend Of The People mixtape cover, your left asking yourself WTF. This is exactly the reaction that Lupe wants from you.

Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)

The album isn't without it's fair share of controversy, Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) the first release from the album which sampled Pete Rock & CL Smooth's “T.R.O.Y.” was the first bump in the road leading up to the release of this album.
When Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth dropped "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" 20 years ago, the celebrated rap duo was still reeling over the unexpected death of their dear friend Troy "Trouble T" Dixon of Heavy D & the Boyz.
What began as the most personal of lyrical eulogies soon became an iconic hip-hop track.
When Lupe Fiasco remade the T.R.O.Y. instrumental for Around My Way, Pete Rock decide to let his thoughts be known.

"No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone. Feel so violated,the beat is next to my heart and was made Outta anguish and pain. When it's like that it should not be touched by no one,"

Tweeted by Pete Rock.
The thing about the T.R.O.Y. instrumental though, it's not an original composition, since it samples from jazz musician Tom Scott's 1967 song "Today." It is possible that "Around My Way," which was produced by Simonsayz and B-Side, sampled the original.
This is also not the first time Lupe has paid homage to Pete Rock either, he once freestyled over the "Reminisce" beat for his "Dopeboys" freestyle with Wale and Kardinal Offishall.
Pete Rock said he didn't have a problem with Lupe but just didn't appreciate the remake.

"I'm not flattered @ all. Dat shit is wack, and the producer should be ashamed of his fuckin self. Smh,"

Lupe's response to this situation was that he started tweeting other songs that sampled "T.R.O.Y." including Mann's J.R. Rotem-produced "Reminisce" and a remixed version of the song which featured Journalist, Mr. Cheeks and Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth themselves.
Finally Lupe took the high road and tweeted a YouTube link to the original Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth video with the hash tag "#20YearsLaterStillTheBest."

Lupe Fiasco Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) Music Video

Bitch Bad

Moving on from that, we arrive at the second single "Bitch Bad" which when you first see the title, if it were from any other artist you'd know what the song was going to be about.
This is not the case when it comes to Lupe, the song addressed the double standard placed upon the word "Bitch" or "Bad Bitch."
It wasn't a "Old dude trying to kick knowledge to me" kind of record, it was catchy and simplistic in it's delivery.
It was then followed by a music video that fit the context of the song exactly, which garnered Lupe a ton of praise and sparked discussions on Twitter, Blogs and the web as whole.
The music video added a visual story line to the song's lyrics and guided you through the mind of Lupe, as he narrates the video.

Lupe Breaks "Bitch Bad" Music Video

Some argue that it's a none-topic, and Lupe just made the song for conversation's sake with no real goal in mind beyond that, which is a valid point but either way it worked.

Lupe Breaks Down "Bitch Bad"

Lamborghini Angels

Lupe random choice in album covers is only matched by his clever choices in song titles.
Don't be fooled by the head banging beat and the snappy hook, there is serious stuff happening on this record.
Lupe continues to push rap's topical boundaries, Lamborghini Angels touches on religion, pedophilia, scientific cures and more.

"With her eyes to the ceiling and the needle to her brain
He looks back into the crowd, wipes the blood and then explains
How she slipped from this existence to the realm of the deranged
Her becoming must be halted to reverse what she became,"
"With his crucifix inside his pocket said his mission is divine
Put his Bible on the bed and then he touched on his behind
Told him take off all his clothes and put your penis next to mine
Now the little boy think it's normal because they do this all the time"

That's heavy stuff, and something you weren't expecting with a title like Lamborghini Angels.
This was quickly followed by a music video for another single off the album called Battle Scars which features Guy Sebastian.

Lupe Fiasco speaks on the super high murder rate in Chicago, most of which are which are young kids that look like Chief Keef.

On that basis Lupe's opinion on Chief Keef is that he scares him because of what he could possibly represent.

Usually people would just write this off as a older rapper hating on young cat but it's not like Lupe is an artist that's falling off or anything. In addition it's a personal attack, it's more of metaphorical likening of Chief Keef to the current state of crime in Chicago.

]]>Lupe Fiasco speaks on the super high murder rate in Chicago, most of which are which are young kids that look like Chief Keef.
On that basis Lupe's opinion on Chief Keef is that he scares him because of what he could possibly represent.
Usually people would just write this off as a older rapper hating on young cat but it's not like Lupe is an artist that's falling off or anything. In addition it's a personal attack, it's more of metaphorical likening of Chief Keef to the current state of crime in Chicago.

]]>Here is the latest visual from Lupe Fiasco's upcoming "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1" album, it's for his single "Bitch Bad".
The Gil Green directed music video finds Lupe in front of a mic narrating the visual that matches his lyrics word for word.
Lupe's Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 will be in stores n September 25th.

]]>New Fiasco!
Lupe Fiasco unleashes his next single "Lamborghini Angels" produced by Mr. Inkredible, from his upcoming "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1" album.
It's what you'd expect from Lupe, clever bars that make you think, Lupe is on his anti-record-label ish right now so creatively the album could end up being just as good as "Food & Liquor I."
So far everything released from the album has been dope.
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 drops on September 25th.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/music/lupe-fiasco-lamborghini-angels/feed1Lupe Watches Flashback Of Himself in 2006, And Breaks Down In Tears on MTV RapFixhttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-watches-flashback-of-himself-in-2006-and-breaks-down-in-tears-on-mtv-rapfix.html
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Lupe Fiasco joins Sway on MTV Rapfix, Sway played a video of Lupe in Chicago back in 2006, where he talked about skateboarding, growing up in a rough neighborhood and not making music that reflects that. After the video, Lupe was brought to tears due to clip. This moved me, because I can relate.

Nothing like looking at video from the past and half the people in are dead or in jail. I have a camera full of those. And there certainly ins't nothing soft about crying over it either.

Lupe Fiasco joins Sway on MTV Rapfix, Sway played a video of Lupe in Chicago back in 2006, where he talked about skateboarding, growing up in a rough neighborhood and not making music that reflects that. After the video, Lupe was brought to tears due to clip. This moved me, because I can relate.
Nothing like looking at video from the past and half the people in are dead or in jail. I have a camera full of those. And there certainly ins't nothing soft about crying over it either.

Music video to Lupe Fiasco's single "Around My Way [Freedom Ain't Free]" - the first single from his upcoming album "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1," the video finds Lupe Fiasco riding around the city Lamborghini that turns out not to be his.

]]>Music video to Lupe Fiasco's single "Around My Way [Freedom Ain't Free]" - the first single from his upcoming album "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1," the video finds Lupe Fiasco riding around the city Lamborghini that turns out not to be his.
Basically poking fun at your run of the mil rappers.

New Lupe alert! You know it's always a pleasure hearing new music from the coolest socially conscious rapper ever. "Bitch Bad" is Fiasco's new single, with a title like that from any other rapper - you'd already know what to expect before you even listen. When it comes to Lupe though, you know he always has something up his sleeve.

]]>New Lupe alert! You know it's always a pleasure hearing new music from the coolest socially conscious rapper ever. "Bitch Bad" is Fiasco's new single, with a title like that from any other rapper - you'd already know what to expect before you even listen. When it comes to Lupe though, you know he always has something up his sleeve.
From Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1, dropping September 25th.

I'm always checking for new Lupe music, out of nowhere he unleashes a new one called 'Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)' from his upcoming album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part 1. He samples the classic Pete Rock & CL Smooth record “T.R.O.Y.”

]]>I'm always checking for new Lupe music, out of nowhere he unleashes a new one called 'Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)' from his upcoming album Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part 1. He samples the classic Pete Rock & CL Smooth record “T.R.O.Y.”

Lupe Fiasco dropped a classic mixtape called "Enemy Of The State: A Love Story," on Thanksgiving 2009, now he's back again with another Thanksgiving release called "Friend Of The People: I Fight Evil" Listen and download it. Leave your thoughts!

Lupe Fiasco dropped a classic mixtape called "Enemy Of The State: A Love Story," on Thanksgiving 2009, now he's back again with another Thanksgiving release called "Friend Of The People: I Fight Evil" Listen and download it. Leave your thoughts!

Lupe Fiasco drops off his new “LightWork” from his new tape Friend Of The People dropping Thanksgiving. This is the first leak from the new tape, I can only imagine what the rest of it will sound like. Could be another classic Lupe tape like Enemy Of The State.

"Funny how I'm only sick if you never catch a thing," only Lupe Fiasco....

]]>
Lupe Fiasco drops off his new “LightWork” from his new tape Friend Of The People dropping Thanksgiving. This is the first leak from the new tape, I can only imagine what the rest of it will sound like. Could be another classic Lupe tape like Enemy Of The State.
"Funny how I'm only sick if you never catch a thing," only Lupe Fiasco....

Music video from Lupe Fiasco's third single "Out Of My Head" from his third studio album, Lasers. It features Trey Songz, produced by Miykal Snoddy, with co-production from fellow producers Jerry Wonda and Arden Altino. The video was directed by Michael Thelin.

Music video from Lupe Fiasco's third single "Out Of My Head" from his third studio album, Lasers. It features Trey Songz, produced by Miykal Snoddy, with co-production from fellow producers Jerry Wonda and Arden Altino. The video was directed by Michael Thelin.

Lasers is the third studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released on 8 March 2011 by Atlantic Records in the United States. Production for the album took place between 2008 and 2010. Lasersfeatures production by The Audibles, The Neptunes, Needlz, Alex da Kid, Syience, and long-time collaborator Soundtrakk, among others. Trey Songz, John Legend, Skylar Grey, Sway, Matt Mahaffey, MDMA, Eric Turner and Sarah Green contribute vocals to the album.

Lasers was preceded by the lead single "The Show Goes On" and its follow-up "Words I Never Said" featuring Skylar Grey. The songs have achieved moderate success peaking within the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Show Goes On" being certified Gold in the United States.

The album has received mixed reviews from most major music critics, having a score of 57 out of 100 at the review aggregator Metacritic. It fared better commercially however debuting at number one on the USBillboard 200 with sales over 200,000 copies sold, making the album Fiasco's second top ten album as well as his highest entry on the chart.

]]>Lasers is the third studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released on 8 March 2011 by Atlantic Records in the United States. Production for the album took place between 2008 and 2010. Lasersfeatures production by The Audibles, The Neptunes, Needlz, Alex da Kid, Syience, and long-time collaborator Soundtrakk, among others. Trey Songz, John Legend, Skylar Grey, Sway, Matt Mahaffey, MDMA, Eric Turner and Sarah Green contribute vocals to the album.
Lasers was preceded by the lead single "The Show Goes On" and its follow-up "Words I Never Said" featuring Skylar Grey. The songs have achieved moderate success peaking within the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Show Goes On" being certified Gold in the United States.
The album has received mixed reviews from most major music critics, having a score of 57 out of 100 at the review aggregator Metacritic. It fared better commercially however debuting at number one on the USBillboard 200 with sales over 200,000 copies sold, making the album Fiasco's second top ten album as well as his highest entry on the chart.
What did you think about the album, leave your reviews below.

Jennifer Hudson teams up with fellow Chicago natives Common, Lupe Fiasco and No I.D. to create this Windy City anthem titled “We Can Do It Now.” The track is created and inspired by Season 3 of Gatorade Replay.

In the video above the artists speak on the track, as well as take you behind the scenes of the making, and below you can check it out.

Jennifer Hudson teams up with fellow Chicago natives Common, Lupe Fiasco and No I.D. to create this Windy City anthem titled “We Can Do It Now.” The track is created and inspired by Season 3 of Gatorade Replay.

In the video above the artists speak on the track, as well as take you behind the scenes of the making, and below you can check it out.

Remix to Lupe Fiasco's "I'm Beaming" single featuring All City Chess Club which is a group consisting of Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, The Cool Kids, Blu, Diggy Simmons, B.o.B., Dosage & Lupe Fiasco. The Lasers album which now has a release date of March 8th, 2011.

Remix to Lupe Fiasco's "I'm Beaming" single featuring All City Chess Club which is a group consisting of Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, The Cool Kids, Blu, Diggy Simmons, B.o.B., Dosage & Lupe Fiasco. The Lasers album which now has a release date of March 8th, 2011.
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Download:Lupe Fiasco - We Beaming Remix (feat. All City Chess Club)

Another Friday and another Good Fridays release from Kanye West, well actually it's from Child Rebel Soldier a group consisting of Kanye West, Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco. The song is called "Don’t Stop!"

Update:Kanye West made a new mix of this track, check his Tweet below.

Another Friday and another Good Fridays release from Kanye West, well actually it's from Child Rebel Soldier a group consisting of Kanye West, Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco. The song is called "Don’t Stop!"
Update:Kanye West made a new mix of this track, check his Tweet below.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/diggy-oh-yeah-feat-lupe-fiasco-pharrell.html/feed18Lupe Fiasco – B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-b-m-f-building-minds-faster.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-b-m-f-building-minds-faster.html#commentsTue, 27 Jul 2010 05:53:16 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=16275Lupe went in on this freestyle over Rick Ross' B.M.F. (Burner Money Fast) beat, unfortunately there is still no release date for that new Lupe Fiasco Lasers album. Atlantic is on some fuckry, there was even a Lupe Fiasco petition to Atlantic Records to release the album, I thought it was fake but it's actually real. Please, what's the point of that? Lupe isn't even motivated to make any music right now, if the Atlantic doesn't release it they'll leak all on there own and then Lupe will end up spazzing on the bloggers again as if it's their fault, we've all seen this before.

Lupe went in on this freestyle over Rick Ross’ B.M.F. (Burner Money Fast) beat, unfortunately there is still no release date for that new Lupe Fiasco Lasers album. Atlantic is on some fuckry, there was even a Lupe Fiasco petition to Atlantic Records to release the album, I thought it was fake but it’s actually real. Please, what’s the point of that? Lupe isn’t even motivated to make any music right now, if the Atlantic doesn’t release it they’ll leak all on there own and then Lupe will end up spazzing on the bloggers again as if it’s their fault, we’ve all seen this before.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/janelle-monae-tightrope-wondamix-feat-b-o-b-lupe-fiasco.html/feed2Lupe Fiasco ft. Bruno Mars – Nothin On You (Original)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-ft-bruno-mars-nothin-on-you-original.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-ft-bruno-mars-nothin-on-you-original.html#commentsSat, 19 Jun 2010 11:34:47 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=15395The original song before it was passed on to B.o.B, this was most likely to never be heard by the public, Bruno Mars already made this song a hit a rapper just had to plug his verses in. That's how most records are today.

The original song before it was passed on to B.o.B, this was most likely to never be heard by the public, Bruno Mars already made this song a hit a rapper just had to plug his verses in. That’s how most records are today.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-im-beaming-video.html/feed4Lupe Fiasco ft. Alicia Keys – Love Letter To The Beat (Prod. by Chad Hugo)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-ft-alicia-keys-love-letter-to-the-beat-prod-by-chad-hugo.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-ft-alicia-keys-love-letter-to-the-beat-prod-by-chad-hugo.html#commentsMon, 26 Apr 2010 19:59:20 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=13774Unreleased music from Lupe Fiasco featuring Alicia Keys, Alicia worked with Chad on this for her ‘07 album As I Am, but it never saw the light of day. Now it has somehow made it’s way to Lupe.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-kenna-resurrection-video.html/feed4“I Don’t Want To Be Jay-Z And Be Worth $400 Million”- Lupe Fiascohttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/i-dont-want-to-be-jay-z-and-be-worth-400-million-lupe-fiasco.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/i-dont-want-to-be-jay-z-and-be-worth-400-million-lupe-fiasco.html#commentsFri, 26 Feb 2010 10:52:15 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=12322There’s a misunderstanding with my fanbase,” he says. ”People [at Warner] feel they know my fans more than I do. They want me to step out of my comfort zone and step into theirs.

”There’s a misunderstanding with my fanbase,” he says. ”People [at Warner] feel they know my fans more than I do. They want me to step out of my comfort zone and step into theirs. I don’t have necessarily the celebrity success they want me to have but it’s more social success and being able to speak at a college about world affairs. That’s a success, to me.

”I don’t want to be Jay-Z and be worth $400 million and perform on every awards show. It’s getting in touch with somebody who needs to improve their self-esteem. As opposed to driving a Bentley and putting some chains on.”

“It was super easy. I did it in two days. Lasers was almost all done… the super ‘I’m the best MC’ — lyrical — there’s wasn’t really room for that on this album. I was like, ‘Let me give my fans that. Let me let them know that I’m still capable of that. Let me show MTV I’m hot too.’ Kept it short. I felt, if you’re nice, you don’t need an hour. You don’t need one hour and 35 minutes. You don’t need 100 freestyles every week. You need a nice demonstration of what you’re capable of doing very effectively, and you step back. Leave you wanting more. Sometimes the best part of the movie is the trailer.”

There’s some mini-videos for “Turnt Up” & “Say Something” in this segment, during which he mentions that he made both without even hearing the originals.

“I just heard the beat and ‘Say Something,’ the freestyle came out. I could have kept going. I could have rapped over that for 20 minutes.“

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/video-lupe-fiasco-mtv-mixtape-daily.html/feed3Lupe Fiasco Talks Leaks, Lasers, Mixtapeshttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-talks-leaks-lasers-mixtapes.html
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:29:29 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=11658"I was plotting on doing the follow-up to that," Lupe said. "Simply because [Enemy of the State] was short. And I felt like it was space to do another one. I was gonna do another one called Friend to the People, but I started to get wind that people had songs they shouldn't have had. I was like, 'This is just gonna open the floodgates if I come out with another record.

“I was plotting on doing the follow-up to that,” Lupe said. “Simply because [Enemy of the State] was short. And I felt like it was space to do another one. I was gonna do another one called Friend to the People, but I started to get wind that people had songs they shouldn’t have had. I was like, ‘This is just gonna open the floodgates if I come out with another record. I know these dudes are threatening to leak records and do crazy stuff.’ Sometimes I feel there may be too much Lupe music out there — whether it be old stuff or new stuff or freestyles. I don’t want to have a ton of music sitting out. I made the decision to fall back from it and really focus on the climb. We were a couple of weeks away from doing that.”

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http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-im-beaming.html#commentsThu, 14 Jan 2010 16:27:58 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=11251New joint from Lupe fiasco titled I'm Beaming, this track was actually leaked about a month ago and Lupe had a problem with it and now track has resurfaced and this time it has been leaked by the Label, FAIL!

New joint from Lupe fiasco titled I’m Beaming, this track was actually leaked about a month ago and Lupe had a problem with it and now track has resurfaced and this time it has been leaked by the Label, FAIL!

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-im-beaming.html/feed10Lupe Fiasco Cancels Christmas Mixtapehttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-cancels-christmas-mixtape.html
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:35:51 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=10853Damn I was looking forward to that but hey we still have the Fabolous mixtape on the way.

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They've been a few different remixes of this track floating around but I'm only posting the ones that are post worthy, Lupe went in on this track listen to that second verse.
Lupe’s Enemy of the State: A Love Story mixtape drops Thursday.
Download:Dirty Money ft. Lupe Fiasco - Angels (Remix)

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/dirty-money-ft-lupe-fiasco-angels-remix.html/feed12Lupe Fiasco Dropping New Mixtape On Thanksgivinghttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-dropping-new-mixtape-on-thanksgiving.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-dropping-new-mixtape-on-thanksgiving.html#commentsTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:32:27 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=10346The last six months, it’s been like, ‘I gotta really, really go out there and show that I’m nicer than all of them,’ ” Lupe said. “It’s like, ‘All right, so be it. If it takes three more albums to do it, then so be it.’ That’s what I got left with Atlantic. Three more after Lasers. I’m already done with two. The mixtape is coming Thanksgiving. It’ll be another mixtape after that and an album after that.

“The last six months, it’s been like, ‘I gotta really, really go out there and show that I’m nicer than all of them,’ ” Lupe said. “It’s like, ‘All right, so be it. If it takes three more albums to do it, then so be it.’ That’s what I got left with Atlantic. Three more after Lasers. I’m already done with two. The mixtape is coming Thanksgiving. It’ll be another mixtape after that and an album after that. It’s really to get that status and lock it in and [and have people] be like, ‘Look at this positive dude, the underdog. The positive one who came and murdered all these dudes. And he’s there, and he’s good.’ ”

Lupe said he isn’t concerned about what he has to do — he’s going to prove he’s the best.

“I’m finnin’ to house every single mode and arena I can get into,” Fiasco promised. “If y’all had somewhere where it’s live performances, I’m finnin to have the best live performances. If it’s mixtapes, I’m finnin’ to have the best mixtapes. If it’s albums again, it’s gonna be the best verse. If it’s the best dressed, I’m going hard as well.”

Lupe said the yet-untitled mixtape will be him going in over other MCs’ beats. “I got four days to figure it out,” he said about the title. “I’ve been dabbling with some names. I don’t know yet.”

Concerning the production, Lupe said he’s not going to let any original production go.

“Why waste it?” he said. “I still got my plan. I’m not finnin’ to diverge off my plan and my career and how I wanna roll my music out.”

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-dropping-new-mixtape-on-thanksgiving.html/feed2Lupe Fiasco Freestyles (“I Can’t F**k With Eminem But I Got Everybody Else Covered”)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-freestyles-i-cant-fuck-with-eminem-but-i-got-everybody-else-covered.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-freestyles-i-cant-fuck-with-eminem-but-i-got-everybody-else-covered.html#commentsTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:11:46 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=10021Lupe Fiasco is very underrated, most of what he says goes over cats heads but Lupe is the truth. Thoughts?

Solar Midnite is my first commercial release that I actually produced as well as wrote. The New Moon team asked me if I could do a song specifically for the film. They invited me to an early screening of the unfinished film from which I pulled different elements that I thought would translate into a great song. I pulled in vocalist and bassist Graham Burris and acclaimed musician Matt Nelson to help fill it out my vision musically and “joila” Solar Midnite was born. The song basically deals with the chaotic love story that takes place between the characters. It’s more on the rock side of my musical catalog and comes straight from my die hard fanhood of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Anthony Keidis, one of my FAVORITE RAPPERS.

Solar Midnite is my first commercial release that I actually produced as well as wrote. The New Moon team asked me if I could do a song specifically for the film. They invited me to an early screening of the unfinished film from which I pulled different elements that I thought would translate into a great song. I pulled in vocalist and bassist Graham Burris and acclaimed musician Matt Nelson to help fill it out my vision musically and “joila” Solar Midnite was born. The song basically deals with the chaotic love story that takes place between the characters. It’s more on the rock side of my musical catalog and comes straight from my die hard fanhood of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Anthony Keidis, one of my FAVORITE RAPPERS.
- L-U-P-E

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-fire.html/feed13Lupe Fiasco Speaks on the Importance of Lyricshttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/lupe-fiasco-speaks-on-the-importance-of-lyrics.html
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:57:41 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=7780Lupe Fiasco talks about how important lyrics are to him…

New music from Lupe titled Shining Down, this is the first single off of Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming album, Lasers which I'm looking forward to....
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Download:Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Shining Down

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/nerd-ft-kanye-west-lupe-fiasco-pusha-t-everybody-nose-remix.html/feed5Mr. Peter Parker – How Hard Do You Hustle v.3http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/mr-peter-parker-how-hard-do-you-hustle-v3.html
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:45:03 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/mr-peter-parker-how-hard-do-you-hustle-v3.htmlNew mixtape from Mr. Cool himself titled "Mr. Peter Parker - How Hard Do You Hustle v.3" check it out and give us your feedback on the Mr. Peter Parker - How Hard Do You Hustle v.3 mixtape.